Contents



Preface

This Edited Volume is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters, concerning the developments within the "Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – Pathogenesis and Management" field of study. The book includes scholarly contributions by various authors and edited by a group of experts pertinent to lupus erythematosus. Each contribution comes as a separate chapter complete in itself but directly related to the

The book is divided into 5 sections: "Treatment", "Cardiovascular Disease", "Pathogenesis", "Neuropsychiatric Involvement" and "Fertility and Lupus".

Section "Treatment" includes chapters dealing with the topics: "Targeted Therapies for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A Critical Appraisal", "Recent Advances in SLE Treatment Including Biologic Therapies" and "Lupus Nephritis: Clinical Picture,

The following section, "Cardiovascular Disease" includes one chapter: "Accelerated Atherosclerosis in SLE: Mechanisms, Consequences, and Future Directions".

Section 3 called "Pathogenesis" includes chapters:"Lupus Genetics" and "Anti-Non-Bilayer Phospholipid Arrangement Antibodies Trigger an Autoimmune Disease

Section 4 called "Neuropsychiatric Involvement" includes chapters: "Lupus and the Nervous System: A Neuroimmunoloigcal Update on Pathogenesis and Management of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Focus on Neuropsychiatric SLE" and "Literature

Section 5 called "Fertility and Lupus" includes chapter "Fertility, Pregnancy, and

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